Main Event
Day 3 Started
2013 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Sydney
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 5 Sydney
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Entries
460
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Amanda De Cesare | 299000 |
| 1 | 3 | Dmitriy Tymoshenko | 529000 |
| 1 | 4 | Fady Alam | 94000 |
| 1 | 5 | Luke Brabin | 235000 |
| 1 | 6 | Gary Benson | 254000 |
| 1 | 7 | David Campion | 343000 |
| 1 | 8 | Benjamin Benoit | 98000 |
| 2 | 1 | Aziz Youssef | 348000 |
| 2 | 2 | Khac Tran | 294000 |
| 2 | 3 | Rick Solomon | 136000 |
| 2 | 4 | Dejan Divkovic | 1434000 |
| 2 | 5 | Samir Khouiss | 432000 |
| 2 | 6 | Donald Jones | 689000 |
| 2 | 8 | Paul Wilcox | 462000 |
| 3 | 1 | Dinesh Alt | 550000 |
| 3 | 3 | Ben Gilholme | 448000 |
| 3 | 4 | Victor Teng | 252000 |
| 3 | 5 | Michael Fadersen | 500000 |
| 3 | 6 | Iori Yogo | 551000 |
| 3 | 7 | Daniel Kelly | 308000 |
| 3 | 8 | Dominik Nitsche | 555000 |
| 3 | 9 | Chad Awerbuch | 193000 |
Welcome Back to Day 3 of the ANZPT Sydney Main Event
The third day of the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Sydney Main Event has arrived with twenty-two players in the hunt for an ANZPT title!
Recent ANZPT Perth champion Dejan Divkovic is sitting atop of the leaderboard with an amassed 1,434,000 in chips – which more than doubles his nearest rival, Donald Jones, who has 689,000 in chips. The young Bosnian will be attempting to be the first back-to-back champion in the history of the ANZPT.
His rivals include ANZPT Perth heads-up opponent Iori Yogo (551,000), Dominik Nitsche (555,000) Michael Fadersen (500,000), Amanda De Cesare (299,000), Dan Kelly (308,000) and Ben Gilholme (448,000) as well as an array of local and international players.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the floor throughout the day providing continuous live coverage starting at 2:00pm local time, from the ANZPT Sydney Main Event here at The Star!
Play Gets Underway
The remaining 22-players have all taken their seats, and will start the day with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Tymoshenko’s Costly Arrival
The action started with Gary Benson opening to 25,000 in chips, forcing the table to fold around to the stack of Dmitriy Tymoshenko. He was making his way to the table, and just took his seat as the dealer went to muck his cards.
“What’s the ruling?” asked Benson, as Tymoshenko looked down at his cards before throwing out a bet of 135,000 in chips.
“He’s taking his seat in time,” ruled the Tournament Director.
“Alright, I’m all in,” said Benson, committing his remaining 252,000 in chips.
“Is this a set up?” joked Tymoshenko, as he snap called.
Benson: 
Tymoshenko: 
The board ran out 
, to see Benson making a full house on the flop, on his way to a handy double up.
“Thanks for allowing him to play the hand,” said Benson, as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000 | 266,000 |
|
275,000 | -254,000 |
Tran Busts
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
We arrived at the table to see Trung Tran and Aziz Youssef commit all their chips in on a board reading 
. Youssef confidently tabled 
for the nut straight, as Tran could only sigh, tabling 
. With the meaningless 
falling in the river, Tran would make his way to the rail as the first player eliminated today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000 | 112,000 |
|
Busted |
Snacks on the Go
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If this sounds like you, you're cutting your game potential short. Here are some healthy snacks (read: brain food) that I suggest to load your bag with each day before hitting the tables.
Benoit Hits the Rail
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Benjamin Benoit was first to act, and announced all in, committing his remaining 114,000 into the middle. He found a caller in Luke Brabin on the button, and the cards were tabled.
Benoit: 
Brabin: 
The board ran out 
, to see Brabin’s pair hold, as Benoit was eliminated in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Campion Flops the Nuts
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Dmitriy Tymoshenko has taken another hit to his stack. With the board reading 
, David Campion checked his option before facing a bet of 85,000 from Tymoshenko. He immediately announced all in for his last 147,000 in chips and was called.
Campion: 
Tymoshenko: 
Campion had flopped the nut straight against Tymoshenko’s top pair, and earned himself a double up when the turn and river fell the and
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000 | 97,000 |
|
|
164,000 | -111,000 |